Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game originally developed and published by Niantic and since 2025 by Scopely Explore, in partnership with Nintendo and the Pokémon Company, for iOS and Android devices. The game uses GPS to locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon. It is free-to-play, featuring a freemium model that includes in-app purchases for additional in-game items. Pokémon Go launched with approximately 150 Pokémon species, with new species regularly introduced.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2016
- Developer
- Niantic Games Team
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 6 July 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Niantic Games Team, Scopely |
| Publisher | Nintendo, Niantic Games Team, The Pokémon Company |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet |
| Genres | augmented reality, location-based game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q20966579, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Pokémon Go? How long to beat it
Total play time for Pokémon Go is about 519.1 hours to do everything, and around 88.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 88.9h | 17 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 230.1h | 21 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 519.1h | 1 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Pokémon Go sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Pokémon Go lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 84ahead of 45% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 89ahead of 100% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Pokémon Go
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Where Pokémon Go appears
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Common questions about Pokémon Go
What platforms is Pokémon Go on?
Pokémon Go is available on iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet. It first released in 2016.
Who made Pokémon Go?
Pokémon Go was developed by Niantic Games Team, Scopely and published by Nintendo, Niantic Games Team, The Pokémon Company.
How long does it take to beat Pokémon Go?
about 88.9 hours for the main story, 230.1 hours with the main extras, 519.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.